Changes
"Titanic" and "Titanic II" need to be in italics as ship names.
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;Arts and culture
*[[Ancient Black Sea shipwrecks]]
**The discovery of a [[Classical Greece|Classical Greek]] trading ship thought to date to approximately 400 BC is reported by a team of scientists working in the [[Black Sea]]. It is the oldest known intact shipwreck. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45951132 (BBC)]
*[[Replica Titanic|Replica ''Titanic'']]
**It is announced that ''[[Titanic II]]'', a replica of the original {{RMS|Titanic}} that [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|sank]] in 1912, is set to set sail in [[2022]] and will include modern lifeboats and technology. The ship is expected to travel the same route as the original ship. [https://www.cnet.com/uk/google-amp/news/titanic-ii-to-set-sail-in-2022/ (CNET)] [https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/10/titanic-ii-to-set-sail-in-2022-follow-same-route-as-original-ship-minus-the-iceberg.html?outputType=amp (Cleveland.com)]
;Disasters and accidents
*An escalator collapses at [[Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera (Rome Metro)|Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera]] [[Rome Metro|metro]] station in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], leaving at least 20 people injured, the majority Russian football team [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]] fans. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45960093 (BBC)]
*[[Hurricane Willa]] hits the coast of Western [[Mexico]]. It is also expected to become a [[nor'easter]] after it passes through the [[United States]]. [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/23/after-hurricane-willa-hits-mexico-come-new-england-nor-easter/3x5z0zj896YrdYWEBAQt1N/story.html (Boston Globe)]
;International relations
*[[Killing of Jamal Khashoggi]]
**[[Turkey|Turkish]] president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] rejects the Saudi Arabian government's official account of the killing of Saudi-American journalist [[Jamal Khashoggi]] in a widely publicised address before the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|Turkish parliament]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/turkish-president-erdogan-rejects-saudi-account-of-khashoggi-killing (The Guardian)]
**Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] announces that the [[United States]] will revoke visas of [[Saudi Arabia]] officials behind the killing of Khashoggi. [https://www.voanews.com/a/us-to-revoke-visas-of-saudis-implicated-in-khashoggi-s-death/4626364.html (VOA News)] [http://www.startribune.com/us-to-revoke-visas-of-some-saudi-officials-implicated-in-death-of-washington-post-writer-jamal-khashoggi/498345831/ (Star Tribune)]
;Law and crime
*[[October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts]]
**A [[letter bomb|mail bomb]] is discovered at the home of [[George Soros]] in [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford, New York]], [[United States]]. It is safely detonated by the Bedford Police Department. While Soros was not at the residence when the device was discovered, the businessman and philanthropist is believed to be the intended target. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45949737 (BBC)] [https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659729192/explosive-device-mailed-to-liberal-philanthropist-george-soros-new-york-home (NPR)]
*[[Terrorism in Canada]]
**A motion passed by the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] calling for a government strategy on returning [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] fighters is approved 280-1 by [[Member of parliament|MPs]]. [https://globalnews.ca/news/4588414/tories-motion-canadian-isis-members/ (Global News)]
*The [[Connecticut Supreme Court]] rules that all documents, journals, and belongings of [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting|Sandy Hook]] shooter Adam Lanza be released to the public because of lack of exemption from the [[Connecticut|state's]] open [[Law of Connecticut|record laws]]. [http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-sandy-hook-supreme-court-decision-20181023-story.html (Hartford Courant)] [https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/sandy-hook-shooter-adam-lanza-writings-and-belongings-must-be-released-to-public-court-rules/ (CBS News)]
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;Arts and culture
*[[Ancient Black Sea shipwrecks]]
**The discovery of a [[Classical Greece|Classical Greek]] trading ship thought to date to approximately 400 BC is reported by a team of scientists working in the [[Black Sea]]. It is the oldest known intact shipwreck. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45951132 (BBC)]
*[[Replica Titanic|Replica ''Titanic'']]
**It is announced that ''[[Titanic II]]'', a replica of the original {{RMS|Titanic}} that [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|sank]] in 1912, is set to set sail in [[2022]] and will include modern lifeboats and technology. The ship is expected to travel the same route as the original ship. [https://www.cnet.com/uk/google-amp/news/titanic-ii-to-set-sail-in-2022/ (CNET)] [https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/10/titanic-ii-to-set-sail-in-2022-follow-same-route-as-original-ship-minus-the-iceberg.html?outputType=amp (Cleveland.com)]
;Disasters and accidents
*An escalator collapses at [[Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera (Rome Metro)|Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera]] [[Rome Metro|metro]] station in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], leaving at least 20 people injured, the majority Russian football team [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]] fans. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45960093 (BBC)]
*[[Hurricane Willa]] hits the coast of Western [[Mexico]]. It is also expected to become a [[nor'easter]] after it passes through the [[United States]]. [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/23/after-hurricane-willa-hits-mexico-come-new-england-nor-easter/3x5z0zj896YrdYWEBAQt1N/story.html (Boston Globe)]
;International relations
*[[Killing of Jamal Khashoggi]]
**[[Turkey|Turkish]] president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] rejects the Saudi Arabian government's official account of the killing of Saudi-American journalist [[Jamal Khashoggi]] in a widely publicised address before the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|Turkish parliament]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/turkish-president-erdogan-rejects-saudi-account-of-khashoggi-killing (The Guardian)]
**Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] announces that the [[United States]] will revoke visas of [[Saudi Arabia]] officials behind the killing of Khashoggi. [https://www.voanews.com/a/us-to-revoke-visas-of-saudis-implicated-in-khashoggi-s-death/4626364.html (VOA News)] [http://www.startribune.com/us-to-revoke-visas-of-some-saudi-officials-implicated-in-death-of-washington-post-writer-jamal-khashoggi/498345831/ (Star Tribune)]
;Law and crime
*[[October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts]]
**A [[letter bomb|mail bomb]] is discovered at the home of [[George Soros]] in [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford, New York]], [[United States]]. It is safely detonated by the Bedford Police Department. While Soros was not at the residence when the device was discovered, the businessman and philanthropist is believed to be the intended target. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45949737 (BBC)] [https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659729192/explosive-device-mailed-to-liberal-philanthropist-george-soros-new-york-home (NPR)]
*[[Terrorism in Canada]]
**A motion passed by the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] calling for a government strategy on returning [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] fighters is approved 280-1 by [[Member of parliament|MPs]]. [https://globalnews.ca/news/4588414/tories-motion-canadian-isis-members/ (Global News)]
*The [[Connecticut Supreme Court]] rules that all documents, journals, and belongings of [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting|Sandy Hook]] shooter Adam Lanza be released to the public because of lack of exemption from the [[Connecticut|state's]] open [[Law of Connecticut|record laws]]. [http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-sandy-hook-supreme-court-decision-20181023-story.html (Hartford Courant)] [https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/sandy-hook-shooter-adam-lanza-writings-and-belongings-must-be-released-to-public-court-rules/ (CBS News)]
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